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do you like barack obama's any better? >> not much. because i don't like the foreign policy since woodrow wilson, you know? because we have become, you know, this policemen of the world. and we're broke. and we have an empire, and just look at what's happening in the middle east today. 11 embassies have been involved in anti-american demonstrations, that people around the world are sick and tired of us telling them what to do and propping up dictators they don't like and prompting these demonstrations. so it's the woodrow wilson idea that we're going to make the world safe for democracy, we're going to fight a world to end all wars, and just look at what's happened. hundreds of millions of people have died, you know, not that that's our fault in our policy, but we have been trapped into believing that we have to be just like the economic planner, the fed at home, overseas, it's a foreign policy that supports an empire that we cannot maintain. it's bad policy and we don't have any money. >> ron paul, it was a pleasure to talk to you. th
do you like barack obama's any better? >> not much. because i don't like the foreign policy since woodrow wilson, you know? because we have become, you know, this policemen of the world. and we're broke. and we have an empire, and just look at what's happening in the middle east today. 11 embassies have been involved in anti-american demonstrations, that people around the world are sick and tired of us telling them what to do and propping up dictators they don't like and prompting these...
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mitt romney and barack obama will be live from denver. it is serious business, but there are also two games being played here. there's the expectations game the two campaigns have been playing. then there's the game of dodge ball. that's what we're talking about this morning. joining me now live is todd rogers. he's an assistant professor at harvard's kennedy school. thank you very much for joining us. >> hi, gary. thanks for having me. >> the artful dodge. what is that all about? >> so with a collaborator here at harvard, we've been doing psychological experiments to understand how its they politicians manage to evade questions without being detected so we've run a series of these experiments where viewers are randomly assigned to one of three conditions. in one condition they watch a video where a moderator asks a question that say as what will you do about the universal health care problem in the world. the politician said, i'll glad you asked me that. we need universal health care. we then splice out the question, have the moderator a
mitt romney and barack obama will be live from denver. it is serious business, but there are also two games being played here. there's the expectations game the two campaigns have been playing. then there's the game of dodge ball. that's what we're talking about this morning. joining me now live is todd rogers. he's an assistant professor at harvard's kennedy school. thank you very much for joining us. >> hi, gary. thanks for having me. >> the artful dodge. what is that all about?...
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president obama will speak to the u.n. general assembly, and among the stoppages the instability in the middle east, and he will address clinton's global initiative, and he will visit the battleground state of ohio. >>> and i am paul steinhauser at the political desk. it's off to ohio for a two-day bus tour through the battleground state. romney picks up in the buckeye state where paul ryan leaves off. >>> i am poppy harlow, and looking ahead to wall street we'll find out how much the u.s. economy grew in the second quarter this year with the final gdp readings set to be released on thursday. we will also get the latest new home sales data and also a look at consumer confidence. any economic news these days plays into the election. meantime, nike and blackberry researcher maker in motion looks at earnings reporting this week. we will track it all for you on cnn money. >>> i am a.j. hammer, and we are catching up with tv legends, carol burnett and vicky lawrence. we will talk about how "the carol burnett show" changed telev
president obama will speak to the u.n. general assembly, and among the stoppages the instability in the middle east, and he will address clinton's global initiative, and he will visit the battleground state of ohio. >>> and i am paul steinhauser at the political desk. it's off to ohio for a two-day bus tour through the battleground state. romney picks up in the buckeye state where paul ryan leaves off. >>> i am poppy harlow, and looking ahead to wall street we'll find out how...
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the obama administration comes under question. and then -- >> jesus -- >> jesus. >> if jesus jokes are free game, then why is the profit muhammad not? a christian, a muslim and jew walk into our studio for a conversation that is no joke. and how booze helps shape the united states of america. >> look, this is the stuff your social studies teacher didn't tell you. >> all that plus no talking points and the judgment free zone. >>> hello, everybody. i am don lemon. thank you for joining us. first headlines. a leading figure from the sunni world calls for a calm. he spoke with cnn and called for muslim followers to act more as a profit muhammad would. >> translator: i was one of the first to warn about the dangers of this film in a statement to the muslim world, i asked people to deal with the situation the way profit muhammad dealt with issues through patience and wisdom. >> a tragedy unfolding right now on one of the highest mountain peaks in the world, a avalanche has killed some and a dozen are missing now. this morning, a wall of
the obama administration comes under question. and then -- >> jesus -- >> jesus. >> if jesus jokes are free game, then why is the profit muhammad not? a christian, a muslim and jew walk into our studio for a conversation that is no joke. and how booze helps shape the united states of america. >> look, this is the stuff your social studies teacher didn't tell you. >> all that plus no talking points and the judgment free zone. >>> hello, everybody. i am don...
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in 2008 obama only won 41% of them. as we look across the board in the battle ground states and i've been looking at different polls, obama ask moving up with these working class white woman in places like ohio, wisconsin, even florida he's moving up to around 50% of them. that makes the math almost impossible for mitt romney in those states and they are responding largely to the economic message, the bain arguments, the 47 arguments, medicare, taxes. that is where it seems to be doing damage to romney. >> you asked the question would you say you were better off than you were during the 2008 presidential election. 31% thought they were better off. 31% worse off. same, 34%. that same 34%, but how are they lining up? >> this is really interesting. this is the question that republicans want to center the election on. are you better off than you were four years ago. and not surprisingly among the roughly one-third who say they are better off, president obama is prerge dominantly, and the ones w say they're worse off mitt ro
in 2008 obama only won 41% of them. as we look across the board in the battle ground states and i've been looking at different polls, obama ask moving up with these working class white woman in places like ohio, wisconsin, even florida he's moving up to around 50% of them. that makes the math almost impossible for mitt romney in those states and they are responding largely to the economic message, the bain arguments, the 47 arguments, medicare, taxes. that is where it seems to be doing damage...
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and i think that's one of the reasons that president obama is not allowing prime minister netanyahu of israel to bully him into setting up red lines with iran because we don't want to give up our option on how and when to go to war and for another country to try to dictate that to us is very sensitive. >> we've seen the u.s. embassy attacked and we have seen u.s. embassies all attacked before. the ihostage crisis and in august 7th, 1998, 224 people died in attack on kenya and tanzan tanzania. is the attack in benghazi any different than those attacks? >> every attach tack is a bit different, but you're on, you're on the right track that all of these attacks were well planned. they weren't spontaneous. this was not an attack over the film trailer that defamed the prophet of islam. this was a group that is close to al qaeda, that had been looking for an opportunity to attack our diplomatic presence on the ground in tripoli and found it, or, excuse me, in libya and found it. >> all right, ambassador, we appreciate your time this morning. certainly an important discussion as we watch all t
and i think that's one of the reasons that president obama is not allowing prime minister netanyahu of israel to bully him into setting up red lines with iran because we don't want to give up our option on how and when to go to war and for another country to try to dictate that to us is very sensitive. >> we've seen the u.s. embassy attacked and we have seen u.s. embassies all attacked before. the ihostage crisis and in august 7th, 1998, 224 people died in attack on kenya and tanzan...
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bill clinton or barack obama. there is genuine tension there. now, you know, this was a very dramatic statement and almost what seemed a very overt intervention in an american presidential election. >> seemed like a challenge. >> it did and it's a very high risk kin of action by netanyahu. both because i think americans are not really that disposed for foreign leaders. if barack obama gets re-elected and you know, he is leading in the polls today, that relationship which has been fraught gets more difficult. >> always good to see you. enjoy the rest of your sunday. >> thank you. >>> 21 countries now have been, have seen protests in this last week. is that antimuslim video to blame or is there ng else at work? >>> much of the has been placed on muslims. the role of this film or other is the author of "no god but god." he also is a religious scholar and fellow at the center on public diplomacy. good to see you. >> thanks, fredricka. >> let's delve into this film. what is it about this movie, this film that insults a muslim faith or the profit moha
bill clinton or barack obama. there is genuine tension there. now, you know, this was a very dramatic statement and almost what seemed a very overt intervention in an american presidential election. >> seemed like a challenge. >> it did and it's a very high risk kin of action by netanyahu. both because i think americans are not really that disposed for foreign leaders. if barack obama gets re-elected and you know, he is leading in the polls today, that relationship which has been...
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we'll talk about who obama is and how he makes decisions. also, why is israel trying to get the united states to commit to waging war when israel itself isn't willing to do so. and finally we'll take a look at these pictures. do you think they were taken by nasa or the european space agency? no, a teenager with a second-hand camera. >>> but first here's my take. the images of the american embassy burning in benghazi might have conjured up memories of tehran in 1979,but the analogy is false. in libya, the government is not fomenting anti-americanism. it's lamb meanting it. the violence there appears to have been the work of small extremist elements that lack much popular support. but the storm has spread from libya. across the middle east there have been protests rallying against the united states and the west in general. even in these places, however, keep in mind that these crowds number in the hundreds, perhaps thousands. in countries with tens of millions of people. they make for vivid images be u they don't tell the whole story. what can
we'll talk about who obama is and how he makes decisions. also, why is israel trying to get the united states to commit to waging war when israel itself isn't willing to do so. and finally we'll take a look at these pictures. do you think they were taken by nasa or the european space agency? no, a teenager with a second-hand camera. >>> but first here's my take. the images of the american embassy burning in benghazi might have conjured up memories of tehran in 1979,but the analogy is...
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but first, the obama and romney campaigns aren't exciting enough for you, too mainstream, maybe a little too boring, we have the ticket for you. how about the wrestler turned governor and his running mate, the self-proclaimed king of all media sfwh. >> howard, you know what? if i run for president, now you're doing this tv show now. >> right. "america's got talent." >> and you're making boat loads of money, why don't you run with me? >> you want me to be your veep? >> yeah. >> let me think about it. >> we have a comedian us with. anna navarro is back. would you vote for a jesse ventura, howard stern ticket? >> i like that. i like the title. to me, i think ventura should run with someone and give him credibility like ventura lohan. crazy squared is a much better take. i think that is a much more fun ticket. the man was governor of a state. he ran against the system. if there's ever a time for someone to say i'm not a democrat, i'm not a republican, i'm running as a reformer, potentially you could be a real candidate. it becomes a joke when you say howard stern is going to run with you. >>
but first, the obama and romney campaigns aren't exciting enough for you, too mainstream, maybe a little too boring, we have the ticket for you. how about the wrestler turned governor and his running mate, the self-proclaimed king of all media sfwh. >> howard, you know what? if i run for president, now you're doing this tv show now. >> right. "america's got talent." >> and you're making boat loads of money, why don't you run with me? >> you want me to be your...
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. >>> president obama campaigned in wisconsin for the first time in more than 200 days. wisconsin may be a surprise battleground state. months ago, obama thought that the ten electoral votes were in their pocket, but then paul ryan was tapped at mitt romney's running mate. >>> and here is what we are looking into for saturday night. take the lord name in vein, right? if jesus jokes are free game, why in some countries is the prophet mohammed above reproach. and another topic of region, and not the notion of it, but the reality of why it so often turns deadly. a christian, a muslim and a jew walk into our studio for the conversation that is no joke. plus -- >> i thi it is a -- >> romney's rough week. secret tapes, disparaging words and sinking polls and pesky taxes, and even the mrs. weighed in. >> this is hard. do you want the try it? >> what republicans are really saying about mitt romney. >> this is a fact, my friend. >> jesse the body and power of the mouth. >> how about you run with me. >> you want me to be the veep? >> pondering a white house run. >> yes! >> but fir
. >>> president obama campaigned in wisconsin for the first time in more than 200 days. wisconsin may be a surprise battleground state. months ago, obama thought that the ten electoral votes were in their pocket, but then paul ryan was tapped at mitt romney's running mate. >>> and here is what we are looking into for saturday night. take the lord name in vein, right? if jesus jokes are free game, why in some countries is the prophet mohammed above reproach. and another topic...
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obama leading by 43%. in wisconsin. mitt romney at 40%. so, when you lock at those numbers, don't you think there could be some down ballot effect? meaning affecting tommy thompson race? >> look, every state is different. i can tell you that in new hampshire, the governor's race is being boosted by a strong romney race, which is now ahead of obama. so every state's got to look and deal with their issues. separately. i'm not going to get into individual senate races around the country. i'm here to talk about what's wrong with america with the president that's failed his people and with a president who is now scrambling to define some kind of a policy that makes some sense with the horrible economic situation that we have. >> i know you keep trying to make this a go on the economy. i understand the frustration. >> you don't think it is? erin, how can you tell me it's not the economy? >> i'm not saying it's not. i'm not disagreeing with you on that, i'm saying that hasn't been the issue that has gotten all of the discussion, o on this, the 47
obama leading by 43%. in wisconsin. mitt romney at 40%. so, when you lock at those numbers, don't you think there could be some down ballot effect? meaning affecting tommy thompson race? >> look, every state is different. i can tell you that in new hampshire, the governor's race is being boosted by a strong romney race, which is now ahead of obama. so every state's got to look and deal with their issues. separately. i'm not going to get into individual senate races around the country. i'm...
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obama is running a better calm pain. just this week, we saw if mitt romney is going to win, he is going to take it through the debates or when special, new events come up. he has to be able to capitalize on them. >> we just had this new event with libya and egypt. what happened? he bungled it. became an item of controversy. instead of does obama's policy work in the middle east? to have mitt romney on the defense over this question when we are attacked in our embassies, that is inept. >>> david gergen, gloria borger, john king, thank you. >>> with the election less than eight weeks away, we are taking a look at the issues that keep everyone up at night, especially voters. we polled registered voters to see what is on everyone's minds. this week, we are taking a close look at the top economic concerns. housing was number five. taxes were number four. tonight, number two, the federal deficit. someone has made it his mission to promote fiscal responsibilities. david walker, the former comp comp troller general of the united
obama is running a better calm pain. just this week, we saw if mitt romney is going to win, he is going to take it through the debates or when special, new events come up. he has to be able to capitalize on them. >> we just had this new event with libya and egypt. what happened? he bungled it. became an item of controversy. instead of does obama's policy work in the middle east? to have mitt romney on the defense over this question when we are attacked in our embassies, that is inept....
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in virginia and florida, obama 49, romney 44. they're beginning to get very depressed, the republicans, when they see these numbers. no republican has ever been elected without at least ohio. how worried should they be? >> if you ask any republican now if the election today was held, most republicans would say unfortunately it looks like president obama is leading. ohio and florida are in a close election, which is going to be must win for mitt romney. there are varying polls on virginia. virginia is looking strong for president obama but it's all over the map. president obama certainly has more paths to victory than mitt romney. he has to win florida and ohio and pick up nevada, colorado, iowa, new hampshire, wisconsin's in play. polls a snapshot of where we are now. you're right, it was before all of this tumult in the middle east began again. to the extent they represent a trend line tells us something. ohio is the only one of the three you mentioned that i think republicans are beginning to think is light blue and may be gone
in virginia and florida, obama 49, romney 44. they're beginning to get very depressed, the republicans, when they see these numbers. no republican has ever been elected without at least ohio. how worried should they be? >> if you ask any republican now if the election today was held, most republicans would say unfortunately it looks like president obama is leading. ohio and florida are in a close election, which is going to be must win for mitt romney. there are varying polls on virginia....
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. >> president obama campaigned in wisconsin for the first time in more than 200 days. wisconsin may be a surprise battleground state. months ago the obama can't believe the state's 10 electoral votes were safely in their corner. paul ryan was tapped as mitt romney's running mate. here's what else we're working on for you. >> take the lord's name in vain. >> if jesus jokes are fair game, why in a free country is the prophet mohammed beyond reproach? and another hands off topic, religion. not the peaceful notion of it, but the reality of why it's so often turns deadly. a christian, muslim and jew walk into our studio for a conversation that is no joke. >>> i think it's a -- >> romney's rough week. secret tapes, disparaging words, seeking polls and pesky taxes. even the mrs. weighed in. >> what republicans are really saying about mitt romney. and -- >> this is a fact, my friend. >> jesse "the body ". >> how about if you run with me? >> ponder a white house run. yes! but first, we're going to start with this. tonight a discussion about the prophet mohammed, a discussion th
. >> president obama campaigned in wisconsin for the first time in more than 200 days. wisconsin may be a surprise battleground state. months ago the obama can't believe the state's 10 electoral votes were safely in their corner. paul ryan was tapped as mitt romney's running mate. here's what else we're working on for you. >> take the lord's name in vain. >> if jesus jokes are fair game, why in a free country is the prophet mohammed beyond reproach? and another hands off...
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the head of the republican party said obama's sympathizes with attackers in egypt. sad and pathetic. this is a huge political uproar, ashleigh, as you now know. the embassy statement, who approved it? did the united states ambassador in cairo ann patterson, did she personally approve that statement? did she have any authorization from washington to go ahead with that nirnl statement? was that statement released before there was significant violence at the u.s. embassy? cairo? there were a few thousand egyptians trying to to rm that wl and unanswered questions trying to answer through the course of the day but the bottom line is there's a national security crisis affecting the u.s. and egypt and libya right now and there's a real political battle under way, as well. >> all right. interesting to see if heads roll, as well. thank you very much. everyone, don't forget, wolf's own program begins at 4:00 p.m., "the situation room" right here only on cnn. thanks, wolf. >> thank you. one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural
the head of the republican party said obama's sympathizes with attackers in egypt. sad and pathetic. this is a huge political uproar, ashleigh, as you now know. the embassy statement, who approved it? did the united states ambassador in cairo ann patterson, did she personally approve that statement? did she have any authorization from washington to go ahead with that nirnl statement? was that statement released before there was significant violence at the u.s. embassy? cairo? there were a few...
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we are learning now that president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton will be atteing what is being called the transfer of remains ceremony. it is marking the return of the remains to the united states of those that were killed in benghazi, libya. president clinton will be delivering brief remarks. we're told that the first lady will be at that ceremony. this is supposed to happen about 2:15 this afternoon at andrew's air force base. let's go to tunisia. no north africa protesters have breached the u.s. embassy, the capital in tunisia. our journalist is joining us from tunisia, and i understand we lost that connection. we're going to get back to him and go on to another story, and many of the protests. what we are seeing here. we mention this -- this is the black flag. this is being carried by people in the crowd representing islam. it is called the shahada, the first pillar of islam, written in white letters. it says, quote, "there is no god but allah and muhammad is his messenger." it is an affirmation of faith. we want to bring in the crowds of angry egyptians are fighti
we are learning now that president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton will be atteing what is being called the transfer of remains ceremony. it is marking the return of the remains to the united states of those that were killed in benghazi, libya. president clinton will be delivering brief remarks. we're told that the first lady will be at that ceremony. this is supposed to happen about 2:15 this afternoon at andrew's air force base. let's go to tunisia. no north africa protesters...
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obama. what the latest poll is showing, august 1st through september 16th, 70% are backing the president, 20% for romney. this certainly dividing the jewish vote. >> it's just fascinating, poppy, to hear folks talk about it, debate about it. clearly both sides very passionate about this, the fact that they even spoke to you during the holy day, that is quite amazing. thank you very much. appreciate your reporting. >>> so do you have an i.d.? 31 states have laws that require voters to show them at the polls. minority votes say their votes may not count. >>> people cleaning up one of the pretty spots on the planet, recycling the trash and giving a place for people to live. this isn echo brick. this is t container. this is where you stuff all the wrappers, all the plastic bags, everything that is synthetic and inorganic trash. and then you have an echo brick ready for construction. i'm suzanna, the founder of the movement. ♪ [ male announcer ] the first look...is only the beginning. ♪ ♪ i
obama. what the latest poll is showing, august 1st through september 16th, 70% are backing the president, 20% for romney. this certainly dividing the jewish vote. >> it's just fascinating, poppy, to hear folks talk about it, debate about it. clearly both sides very passionate about this, the fact that they even spoke to you during the holy day, that is quite amazing. thank you very much. appreciate your reporting. >>> so do you have an i.d.? 31 states have laws that require...
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today was president obama's turn. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is standing by with details on what happened. brianna. >> reporter: hi, wolf. the topic of immigration dominated this forum. president obama saying his biggest failure has been not getting comprehensive immigration reform done. but he said it wasn't for lack of trying or desire. and he blamed congressional republicans. as president obama courted the hispanic vote in a forum on the spanish language univision network, he got some tough questions. co-host jorge ramos asked about his 2008 pledge to tackle immigration reform in his first term. >> this is very important. i don't want it to get lost in translation. you promised that. and a promise is a promise. and with all due respect, but you didn't keep that promise. >> i did not make a promise that i would get everything done 100% when i was elected as president. what i promised was that i would work every single day as hard as i can to make sure that everybody in this country regardless of wh
today was president obama's turn. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is standing by with details on what happened. brianna. >> reporter: hi, wolf. the topic of immigration dominated this forum. president obama saying his biggest failure has been not getting comprehensive immigration reform done. but he said it wasn't for lack of trying or desire. and he blamed congressional republicans. as president obama courted the hispanic vote in a forum on the spanish language univision...
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obama. it doesn't seem that they get along, and it seems like another crack in that relationship, but when speaking to, you know, the white house sent out a press statement saying that we were not asked for a meeting, and we did not reject a meeting with mr. netanyahu, and that mr. obama's schedule is just too tight to fit in a meeting with prime minister netanyahu. however, i spoke with prime minister netanyahu's spokesman today, and he said he did not deny that, but he said we had wanted to have a meeting with mr. obama and we were willing to go to washington, so it sounds like it contradicts what the white house statement said. that being said, this really does seem like there is a bigger division between mr. obama and mr. netanyahu and to give you some idea of how leaders here take that, you know, it's become such an issue that a special session of the -- has been called, and this is one of the reasons why the relationship between the united states and israel because of that between pres
obama. it doesn't seem that they get along, and it seems like another crack in that relationship, but when speaking to, you know, the white house sent out a press statement saying that we were not asked for a meeting, and we did not reject a meeting with mr. netanyahu, and that mr. obama's schedule is just too tight to fit in a meeting with prime minister netanyahu. however, i spoke with prime minister netanyahu's spokesman today, and he said he did not deny that, but he said we had wanted to...
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obama. >> when the american flag was torn down and destroyed, an american ambasdor and three other americans are killed, my reaction is not to be pleasant and caring of those tearing down our flag and insulting o iassau country. >> brianna keilar is coming to our rescue to break this all down. hi, brianna. >> reporter: hi, carol. president obama learned last night that ambassador stevens was unaccounted for. he didn't learn until this morning that the ambassador was dead and this morning he said i strongly condemn the outrageous attacks that took the lives of four americans, including ambassador stevens. united states rejects efforts to denigr aate the religious beliefs of others, talking about that online film, that many feel is offensive to islam and prompted these protests and violence, obviously. we must all unequivocally oppose the senseless violence that took the lives of these public servants. on the politics of this, carol, mitt romney will be speaking from the campaign trail about 9
obama. >> when the american flag was torn down and destroyed, an american ambasdor and three other americans are killed, my reaction is not to be pleasant and caring of those tearing down our flag and insulting o iassau country. >> brianna keilar is coming to our rescue to break this all down. hi, brianna. >> reporter: hi, carol. president obama learned last night that ambassador stevens was unaccounted for. he didn't learn until this morning that the ambassador was dead and...
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president obama will speak about the attacks on u.s. embassies and protests many the middle east, and the u.n. will address the civil war in syria and concerns that iran could abbot a nuclear weapon. we're also going to be looking out for those incendiary or awkward moments like we've seen in years past. remember last year when iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad spoke. he talked about his suspicions about the holocaust and 9/11. dozens of delegations walked right out of there. >>> john f. kennedy secretly recorded conversations are now being made public. we'll spla some of them for you in just a moment. you're watching cnn sunday morning. back in just 60 seconds. [ male announcer ] did you know, all those screens are sucking moisture from your eyes, causing irritation and dryness. really? [ male announcer ] revive your eyes with visine®. only visine® has hydroblend to soothe, restore and protect eyes for up to 10 hours of comfort. aaaahhh... [ male announcer ] visine® with hydroblend. >>> welcome back brsh let's check stories makin
president obama will speak about the attacks on u.s. embassies and protests many the middle east, and the u.n. will address the civil war in syria and concerns that iran could abbot a nuclear weapon. we're also going to be looking out for those incendiary or awkward moments like we've seen in years past. remember last year when iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad spoke. he talked about his suspicions about the holocaust and 9/11. dozens of delegations walked right out of there. >>>...
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president obama, vice president biden and secretary of state hillary clinton were there to pay their respects. here they are ambassador chris stevens, tyrone woods, sean smith and glen doherty. doherty was working as a diplomatic security officer. here's what his father said. >> i thought he was lucky to survive the four times he has already been over there. put he just laughed at me and said, dad, you're too cautious. >> he's a hero. he was my hero. >> tyrone woods was also a former navy s.e.a.l. and retired two years ago after 20 years of service. here's his ex-wife. >> if you ever wanted anybody to protect you and feel safe, that's your man. i have the highest respect of what he did. he loved what he did. >> sean smith enlisted in the air force when he was just 17. he earned the medal before leaving to work on the civilian side and serving in missions from baghdad to benghazi he leaves behind a wife and two children. chris stevens spent most of the time in his middle east and was instrumental in building relationships with libyan rebel leaders against moammar gadhafi. we'll talk w
president obama, vice president biden and secretary of state hillary clinton were there to pay their respects. here they are ambassador chris stevens, tyrone woods, sean smith and glen doherty. doherty was working as a diplomatic security officer. here's what his father said. >> i thought he was lucky to survive the four times he has already been over there. put he just laughed at me and said, dad, you're too cautious. >> he's a hero. he was my hero. >> tyrone woods was also a...
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now obama proposes to slow tuition grants by increasing state grants. yet he'd need congress to help fund that. >> i'm not going to promise free stuff that i know you're going to end up paying for. i want to give you a great job so you'll be able to pay it back yourself. [ applause ] >> reporter: mitt romney's plan to help students -- remove burdensome regulations and get the government out of the student loan business. romney says the flood of federal dollars just drives up tuition. molly corbett broad of the american council on education says the recession's heavy toll on state budgets is also a factor. >> when the state reduces its support, the only other place to turn for most colleges in the public sector is to increase tuition. >> reporter: either way, students like jackie feel left out in the cold. >> a lot of people who don't have students college n college or don't have kids my age think, like, you're wealthy enough to go to college, or you get financial aid from the government. it's not that simple. >> reporter: christine romans, cnn, new york
now obama proposes to slow tuition grants by increasing state grants. yet he'd need congress to help fund that. >> i'm not going to promise free stuff that i know you're going to end up paying for. i want to give you a great job so you'll be able to pay it back yourself. [ applause ] >> reporter: mitt romney's plan to help students -- remove burdensome regulations and get the government out of the student loan business. romney says the flood of federal dollars just drives up...
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dark blue, obama states, light blue, leading obama, dark red, strong for romney, light red leaning his way. here is why the polls tell us so much going into the final stretch. the president led in ohio, governor romney has to win this state. if we turn the state blue, puts the president on the door step of winning the re-election. and if the president carried florida, if nothing else changed, game over. that would put the president over the top. those two states, biggest prize of the battle ground states, key. let's stretch it out. let's say governor romney carries the state of florida. even then, look, if the president keeps ohio, he could get there easily. if he wins ohio, all he needs is to take the state of wisconsin, and again, game over for the president. that is why as i put these back where they are, toss-up states. that is why ohio is so important for governor romney. if he loses this state, the math is almost impossible. so as you head into the final stretch and see all the battle grounds, slight advantage for the president, still competitive. governor romney can fight them s
dark blue, obama states, light blue, leading obama, dark red, strong for romney, light red leaning his way. here is why the polls tell us so much going into the final stretch. the president led in ohio, governor romney has to win this state. if we turn the state blue, puts the president on the door step of winning the re-election. and if the president carried florida, if nothing else changed, game over. that would put the president over the top. those two states, biggest prize of the battle...
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protesters carried signs saying obama, obama, we like osama as they rallied in front of the u.s. consulate in front of sydney today. haters of america have defiled the stars and stripes, broken on to a diplomatic property and clashed with police. in tunisia, two protesters died friday. the death toll is expected to climb. in sudan, british and german embassies are tightening security after attacks there. and in afghanistan this is the second day protesters burned obama in effigy. two u.s. marines are dead. officials say 20 armed terrorists infiltrated the base perimeter of the british military complex last month. anna, the taliban have claimed responsibility for this attack. tell us exactly what happened. >> reporter: we are getting confirmation that two marines, as you mentioned in your introduction, have died. several were wounded when 20 insurgents attacked the camp. this is taliban heartland. now they used small weapons, rocket propelled grenades, as well as suicide ied vests to infiltra infiltrate. this is a heavily fortified base, some 20,000 nato troops are stationed down
protesters carried signs saying obama, obama, we like osama as they rallied in front of the u.s. consulate in front of sydney today. haters of america have defiled the stars and stripes, broken on to a diplomatic property and clashed with police. in tunisia, two protesters died friday. the death toll is expected to climb. in sudan, british and german embassies are tightening security after attacks there. and in afghanistan this is the second day protesters burned obama in effigy. two u.s....
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president obama didn't deposit that. president obama didn't make this a priority. he certainly -- president clinton challenged protectionists in his own party from the white house saying that don't stand in the way of prosperity. you have never seen president obama challenge his own party in that way. i think -- bill clinton was a champion of free trade. barack obama has been a reluctant supporter of free trade agreements that already were approved -- already in place before he came into office and he hasn't come up with any of his own. >> we are going to move on to other news. stick around, mark, because -- governor romney is a little late in starting his speech. we want to get your impressions. three hours from now president obama will speak at the clinton global initiative. first he will address delegates and other world leaders. the president -- will be speaking in an hour. he is expected to challenge the world to confront what's causing muslim rage and he will tell world leaders the united states will do what it must to prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear we
president obama didn't deposit that. president obama didn't make this a priority. he certainly -- president clinton challenged protectionists in his own party from the white house saying that don't stand in the way of prosperity. you have never seen president obama challenge his own party in that way. i think -- bill clinton was a champion of free trade. barack obama has been a reluctant supporter of free trade agreements that already were approved -- already in place before he came into office...
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john mccain won by -- the closest win for president obama was mcincome. a lot of folks guessed that. he won by about 14,000 votes or so, and congrats to hazel at ancestors nine. that's the handle for tweeting me the right answer first. thanks for playing, everybody. >>> the 2012 campaign season is giving the cast of "saturday night live" plenty to talk about or make fun of. the show returned for its 38th season last night, and people are talking about the new actor playing president obama. it is jay farrow instead of fred. check out his impression. >> now i know i'm not perfect. i'm distant. i'm aloof. i'm overconfident, but wouldn't you be overconfident if your only competition was this? >> let's be honest, okay? nobody here wants gay marriage, all right? nobody. isn't that right, sir? oh, you are gay. well, so that's why you are wearing the beret. i see. okay. oh, you're in the army. well, thank you for your service. i'm sorry. your gay service. >> he makes me laugh. and it's nice to have something to laugh about right now because people are out of work
john mccain won by -- the closest win for president obama was mcincome. a lot of folks guessed that. he won by about 14,000 votes or so, and congrats to hazel at ancestors nine. that's the handle for tweeting me the right answer first. thanks for playing, everybody. >>> the 2012 campaign season is giving the cast of "saturday night live" plenty to talk about or make fun of. the show returned for its 38th season last night, and people are talking about the new actor playing...
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many of obama's critics call it socialism. romney's running mate, paul ryan. >> president obama said that he believes in redistribution. mitt romney and i are not running to redistribute the wealth. mitt romney and i are running to help americans create wealth. >> so what is redistribution anyway? it basically means using the progressive income tax system to raise money from the wealthy and use it to invest in things loik public works, education and aid for the poor. mr. obama puts it this way. quote, there's nothing wrong with us giving each other a helping hand. still to be decided, how voters will come down on redistribution versus 47%. so thealk back question of this morning, is the redistribution of wealth the answer to our economic woes? facebook.com/carolcnn. your responses, later this hour. >> house committee will grill the man who investigated that botched gun trafficking program, fast and furious. you know what it's called. lawmakers say there's a lot more work to be done despite the length of that report. 471 pages.
many of obama's critics call it socialism. romney's running mate, paul ryan. >> president obama said that he believes in redistribution. mitt romney and i are not running to redistribute the wealth. mitt romney and i are running to help americans create wealth. >> so what is redistribution anyway? it basically means using the progressive income tax system to raise money from the wealthy and use it to invest in things loik public works, education and aid for the poor. mr. obama puts...
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we would definitely them avoid these problems, but i think maybe obama is doing it on purpose. i think he likes a challenge when he runs for president. four years ago he became the first african-american to become president in this country with a very sordid past when it comes to race. i think now he thinks i just have to run again against mitt romney, bring on challenges. i bet you next week he will come on the news and he will say, oh, fellow americans, mitt romney would be a better president. and then check the polls. i'm still up! i'm still up, baby. >> ben, thank you, sir. always funny. >> thanks for having me. >>> it is the last pga tour event and one of its biggest, the winners, the losers, and $11 million check. goodness, we'll go live to east lake golf club next. >>> tiger who? rory who? most of the attention was on those two superstars heading into the tour championship in atlanta, but now the spotlight is on tournament and fed ex champion brandt snedeker who takes home more than 11million bucks. joining me now a patrick snell. patrick, everyone was talking about tige
we would definitely them avoid these problems, but i think maybe obama is doing it on purpose. i think he likes a challenge when he runs for president. four years ago he became the first african-american to become president in this country with a very sordid past when it comes to race. i think now he thinks i just have to run again against mitt romney, bring on challenges. i bet you next week he will come on the news and he will say, oh, fellow americans, mitt romney would be a better...
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yes, i know, obama is not a muslim. the point i was making is that a good man is a good no matter who he prays to. i don't care what religion obama is nor should anyone else in america. >>> a father starting a heated debate. is it okay to have a favorite child? this is a tough one. a canadian radio host is being blasted on the web for admitting that he has a favorite son. buzz bishop put up a blog post about how the birth of his first son zachary who is now 5 changed his life. and is his favorite of the two because he can do more things and is more fun. after feedback started pouring in, he put up a post, admit it. you have a favorite kid. i do. bishop says he doesn't love one son better than the other, he just likes them differently. i just think the interpretation here, at least mine, is he gets to do more things with the older child, spend more time with that child. as the other one grows up, i think he'll feel it is probably different but equal in the love, right? >> okay. >> that's what i'm going with. >> i love yo
yes, i know, obama is not a muslim. the point i was making is that a good man is a good no matter who he prays to. i don't care what religion obama is nor should anyone else in america. >>> a father starting a heated debate. is it okay to have a favorite child? this is a tough one. a canadian radio host is being blasted on the web for admitting that he has a favorite son. buzz bishop put up a blog post about how the birth of his first son zachary who is now 5 changed his life. and is...
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>> take barack obama's word for it. he sat in front of medicievev a said i'll be more flexible -- >> look at what romney has proposed, much tougher economic sanctions. much tougher line. also we have the obama administration that is consistently refusing to meet with netanyahu, undermining our relationship with israel, the bullwork of our policy in that region and obama has no relationship there. that's another way that i think a romney administration would be very different in that region and in our relationships with iran. you know, barack obama came in to office somehow implying he was going to have a suance with mahmoud ahmadinejad. focused on the guy with the crappy record that got us into the problems we're in, not the guy who is trying to point out that there's a guy in office who demonstrated weakness and failure. >> alex castell aanos, thank you very much. >>> this image, let's look. this is neil armstrong. there it is. on the moon. do you remember where you were? i do. i was with my dad in front of the tv. we
>> take barack obama's word for it. he sat in front of medicievev a said i'll be more flexible -- >> look at what romney has proposed, much tougher economic sanctions. much tougher line. also we have the obama administration that is consistently refusing to meet with netanyahu, undermining our relationship with israel, the bullwork of our policy in that region and obama has no relationship there. that's another way that i think a romney administration would be very different in that...
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and if you look at obama's numbers it's only like 5%, 6%, 7% think that about barack obama. so again these fund-raising comments reinforce pre-existing notions about mitt romney. and that's the worst thing a candidate -- that can happen to a candidate right now. >> no doubt. we really appreciate you digging deep into those polls. i know berman earlier called you a poll addict. >> so is berman. >> to both of my dorks this morning, thank you very much peter hanby. >> thanks. >> so in the next half hour, delaware governor jack markell, an obama campaign surrogate will be joining us here in our new studio -- new york studio. and on "starting point" with soledad o'brien the republican governor of virginia, bob mcdonnell, joins her to talk about the challenges now facing the romney campaign. >> all right, back from the name callg here. is the calm after the storm here in new york and all along the east coast. in virginia, torrential rain turned roads into rivers. there were tornado watches in some areas. thunderstorms kicked up surf along the shoreline in connecticut, and the rain
and if you look at obama's numbers it's only like 5%, 6%, 7% think that about barack obama. so again these fund-raising comments reinforce pre-existing notions about mitt romney. and that's the worst thing a candidate -- that can happen to a candidate right now. >> no doubt. we really appreciate you digging deep into those polls. i know berman earlier called you a poll addict. >> so is berman. >> to both of my dorks this morning, thank you very much peter hanby. >>...
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the prime minister thinks that president obama is bluntless and doesn't understand israel. and the president thinks benjamin netanyahu is not giving adequate attention to american interests. this needs to be put back in the box. >> when he talks about placing a red light before israel, is he saying that washington is actively dissuading from launching attacks against iran? >> i don't think the president of the united states has ever said to benjamin netanyahu, you will not -- i think the president believes that a strike in the next several months is premature, that the risk to reward ratio of such a strike is going to complicate matters more than simplify them. i think there are ways of sending signals. one of the constraints is he wants to keep the president in his corner and on his side. and right now, it's clear that barack obama simply has different priorities and different views. >> so the u.s. is saying that the sanctions are causing pain in iran, which could force iran to cry uncle and back off its nuclear program. hillary clinton said, we are convinced we have more
the prime minister thinks that president obama is bluntless and doesn't understand israel. and the president thinks benjamin netanyahu is not giving adequate attention to american interests. this needs to be put back in the box. >> when he talks about placing a red light before israel, is he saying that washington is actively dissuading from launching attacks against iran? >> i don't think the president of the united states has ever said to benjamin netanyahu, you will not -- i...
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obama and mr. netanyahu, reports have leaked out that the prime minister proposed making the size of iran's stockpile of uranium that is close to bomb grade a reason for a strike by the united states. the obama administration has been very clear in saying it doesn't want to make deadlines, stoplights or red lines on iran's nuclear program because it puts the u.s. in a box. it really forces its hands, and it could give iran also a timeline as to when a strike might happen, and it could prepare for that. the administration, mr. obama, has said time and again iran possessing a nuclear weapon is not an option, so it appears that that is the actual red line for the united states if it discovers that iran does indeed possess nuclear weapons. >> these latest proposals of the red line, these are just the latest red lines the because it has been, over the years, a moving target for both israel and the u.s. >> reporter: yeah. let's go ahead and talk about one thing. we talked about iran possibly getting a bo
obama and mr. netanyahu, reports have leaked out that the prime minister proposed making the size of iran's stockpile of uranium that is close to bomb grade a reason for a strike by the united states. the obama administration has been very clear in saying it doesn't want to make deadlines, stoplights or red lines on iran's nuclear program because it puts the u.s. in a box. it really forces its hands, and it could give iran also a timeline as to when a strike might happen, and it could prepare...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: he keeps saying it... mitt romney: this president cannot tell us that you're... better off today than when he took office. anncr: well... here's where we were in 2008... tv anncr: the worst financial collapse... since the great depression... tv anncr: american workers were laid off in numbers not seen... in over three decades. anncr: and here's where we are today... thirty months of private sector job growth. creating 4.6 million new jobs. we're not there yet. but the real question is: whose plan is better for you? the president's plan asks millionaires... to pay a little more... to help invest in a strong middle class. clean energy. and cut the deficit. mitt romney's plan? a new 250,000 dollar tax break for... multi-millionaires. roll back regulations on the banks that cratered the economy. and raise taxes on the middle class. president clinton: they want to go back to the same old... policies that got us in trouble in the first place. president obama: we're not going back, we are moving forward. anncr: f
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obama wants to tax the rich more. romney wants to cut income tax rates for everyone, even the very rich. >> i'm not proposing anything radical here. i just believe that anybody making over $250,000 a year should go back to the income tax rates we were paying under bill clinton. >> i will not raise taxes on the american people, i will not raise taxes on middle-income americans. we're going to make sure that americans have the money to pay their bills. >> all right. details are thin for romney's plan. but here's what we do know. what would happen to income taxes? income tax rates. romney wants to cut income tax rates by 20% for every income level. obama wants to split up the higher tax bracket and tax the rich more. now the big question is what would happen to some big deductions like carried interest. that's something that really rich people know about. the child tax credit and the mortgage interest deduction. we just don't know what romney has planned for those quite frankly. again details are thin. w for investments
obama wants to tax the rich more. romney wants to cut income tax rates for everyone, even the very rich. >> i'm not proposing anything radical here. i just believe that anybody making over $250,000 a year should go back to the income tax rates we were paying under bill clinton. >> i will not raise taxes on the american people, i will not raise taxes on middle-income americans. we're going to make sure that americans have the money to pay their bills. >> all right. details are...
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barack obama and i approve... anncr: he keeps saying it... mitt romney: this president cannot tell us that you're... better off today than when he took office. anncr: well... here's where we were in 2008... tv anncr: the worst financial collapse... since the great depression... tv anncr: american workers were laid off in numbers not seen... in over three decades. anncr: and here's where we are today... thirty months of private sector job growth. creating 4.6 million new jobs. we're not there yet. but the real question is: whose plan is better for you? the president's plan asks millionaires... to pay a little more... to help invest in a strong middle class. clean energy. and cut the deficit. mitt romney's plan? a new 250,000 dollar tax break for... multi-millionaires. roll back regulations on the banks that cratered the economy. and raise taxes on the middle class. president clinton: they want to go back to the same old... policies that got us in trouble in the first place. president obama: we're not going back, we are moving forward. anncr: f
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the host pressed obama on immigration. it led to this moment then we'll talk about it. >> my biggest failure is we haven't gotten comprehensive immigration reform done. we are going to continue the work on that. but, it's not for lack of trying or desire. i'm confident we are going to accomplish that. >> so, what do you think of that answer? it got applause, which i found interesting. >> the reason it got applause, zoraida, was because of a few words that got cut off before that. it was where he said to jorge, well, jorge, as you kept reminding me all day, my biggest failure is not having a chief immigration reform. i tell you, i raised an eyebrow when i heard that. part of me liked the fact he was acknowledging that failure. i do see it as a failure and broken promise. i think his acknowledgement of it is a good thing. i would not be surprised if i see that clip in an ad against obama in the hispanic community. then, it was followed up by mario, who i think will be on later on cnn, saying to president obama, well, sir, if
the host pressed obama on immigration. it led to this moment then we'll talk about it. >> my biggest failure is we haven't gotten comprehensive immigration reform done. we are going to continue the work on that. but, it's not for lack of trying or desire. i'm confident we are going to accomplish that. >> so, what do you think of that answer? it got applause, which i found interesting. >> the reason it got applause, zoraida, was because of a few words that got cut off before...
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let's get right to jen psaki, she's the obama campaign traveling press secretary also the former obama white house deputy communications director. jen, nice to have you with us. >> good morning. >> let's talk about what's been happening overseas. you just heard a report, several reports sort of detailing some of that violence. six american military killed in a weekend of violence. so what is the -- what is the u.s. plan to deal with these protests and deal with what seems to be escalating violence? >> well, first soledad, any president of any party is going to be dealing with crisis. that's part of the job. and the president, i spent some time with him on the campaign trail last week when he was dealing with this and he was on conference calls and receiving briefings constantly while we were out traveling. and his primary focus right now is in ensuring the security of the people who are serving abroad. whether that's the military or diplomats serving in the embassies. and that's what he's working very closely with his team on right now. >> right. but that doesn't really answer my quest
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is there anything the obama administration can say or do to calm things down there? >> reporter: well, i think you have still very much a situation in the arab world where the united states is unpopular. if you look at what president morsi of egypt did, it is a political calculation. he initially first of all didn't react for 24 hours or more. and then when he finally did, as i said, condemned the film rather than the violence against american targets. the u.s. is still very unpopular. first because of the iraq war and under the obama administration with very unpopular drone strikes and policies that arabs and muslims in some parts of the world consider to be offensive to them. so what the u.s. needs to do, you know, is in order to win a pr war perhaps one of the moments where the world had the most sympathy of america is in the tragic death of ambassador chris stevens in libya two days ago. there was a real outpouring on twitter and also on the streets of tripoli with counter protests of libyans holding up signs saying we are sorry, this does not represent islam. it
is there anything the obama administration can say or do to calm things down there? >> reporter: well, i think you have still very much a situation in the arab world where the united states is unpopular. if you look at what president morsi of egypt did, it is a political calculation. he initially first of all didn't react for 24 hours or more. and then when he finally did, as i said, condemned the film rather than the violence against american targets. the u.s. is still very unpopular....